Planning appeal decision
48 Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9TX
Planning appeal 3322047 at 48 Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9TX (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 3 November 2023 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the site's landscape value and whether the proposal would provide adequate mitigation for the loss of green infrastructure and trees.
demolition of the existing workshop at the end of the rear garden of 48 Station Road and the construction of 2no. three bedroom dwelling houses (3b5p)
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- BS11 9TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the site's landscape value and whether the proposal would provide adequate mitigation for the loss of green infrastructure and trees
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Shirehampton Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Shirehampton Conservation Area, combined with the failure to provide adequate mitigation for loss of green infrastructure and trees, is not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, and heritage asset protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal under NPPF paragraph 11(d).
The delivery of 2 additional housing units and associated economic benefits, given the housing land supply shortfall, attracted moderate and meaningful weight, but this did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area when great weight is given to heritage asset conservation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BCS9Policy BCS21Policy DM17Policy DM21Policy DM26Policy DM27Policy DM29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 206
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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